Active Intake or High speed Lift?

So we’re in a situation where our motor distribution is such that we can choose between a 2 motor lift with an active intake or a 4 motor lift with a passive intake. right now we’re favoring the active intake, because our driver is much more experienced with them and we’re not sure he can learn to control a high speed 1:5 lift before Saturday. Do you think we’re making the right choice or should we go with the 4 mtr lift option?

Have you made a passive intake that works yet?

No. Not even close.

Because we don’t have plexiglas because our robotics instructor had his appendix removed.

We should be able to get a 4 motor lift and active intake later when we have the time to convert to a 1 motor mogo intake, but the others are pretty certain we won’t be able to make that jump in time for Saturday.

Then I would suggest that you go with the active intake as your driver has practice with it. Get some driving practice in and make some good autonomous routines. Come up with a match strategy and test it with the field setup and under match time constraints.

Ok, thanks.

What is your mobile goal intake ratio?

1:5.

I believe our arms are 7 inches long, somewhere in that ballpark.

I have seen a one motor torque 1:5 mobile goal intake work.

Just depends on what angle your arm attached to the gear is at when you are picking up the mobile goal.

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About the same angle yours was at in your reveal with 1970k, about 45 degrees or so.

I think 1:5 with one torque should be fine if rubber-banded to help lift. And I agree 2 motor lift active intake for saturday.